MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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